A family of specialised nest parasites
A family of specialised nest parasites Most people are familiar with the nest parasitism – or brood parasitism – that is shown by our cuckoos,…
A family of specialised nest parasites Most people are familiar with the nest parasitism – or brood parasitism – that is shown by our cuckoos,…
Swifts and Swallows: Convergent Evolution in Action I live in the Hoedspruit area of Limpopo province of South Africa, and every summer, our skies are…
How does the diederik cuckoo ‘know’ what colour egg to lay? It is summer now, and the “die die diederik” call of the onomatopoeic diederik…
The unmistakeable, loud deed-deed-deed-deed-er-ick call of the diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius, is a characteristic of the spring and summer landscape of southern Africa. The species…
When I first saw the Orange River White-eye a couple of months ago, it got me thinking about the group, and having seen white-eyes in…